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Words containing INS

Words that have the letters INS in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,731 playable words containing INS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is APOLIPOPROTEINS. The highest-scoring is PANCREOZYMINS, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing INS

INSUFFICIENT21
INSIGNIFICANT19
INTRINSICALLY17
EXPLAINS16
COMPLAINS15
INSENSITIVE15
INSPECTING15
INSTRUCTING15
INSTRUCTIONS15
INSTRUMENTAL15
INSPECTED14
INSPECTION14
INSTRUCTED14
INSTRUCTION14
INSTRUMENTS14
MAINSTREAM14
INSPIRATION13
INSTALLATIONS13

Highest-scoring words containing INS

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PANCREOZYMINS29
OXYHEMOGLOBINS29
CYCLOPARAFFINS28
MUEZZINS27
INSUFFICIENCY26
CHINQUAPINS26
FUCOXANTHINS26
CYCLODEXTRINS26
AFFENPINSCHERS26
CANTHAXANTHINS26
INSOLUBILIZING26
PHYCOERYTHRINS26

3-letter words containing INS (1)

INS3

4-letter words containing INS (16)

AINS4
BINS6
DINS5
FINS7
GINS5
HINS6
JINS12
KINS7
LINS4
PINS6
RINS4
SINS4
TINS4
WINS7
YINS6
ZINS12

5-letter words containing INS (34)

AMINS7
AYINS7
BRINS7
CAINS7
CHINS9
COINS7
DJINS14
FOINS8
GAINS6
GRINS6
INSET5
JOINS13
KAINS8
LOINS5
MAINS7
PAINS7
PEINS7
PYINS9
QUINS14
RAINS5
REINS5
RINSE5
RUINS6
SAINS5
SHINS7
SKINS8
SPINS7
TAINS5
THINS7
TWINS8
VEINS9
WAINS8
WHINS10
ZEINS13

6-letter words containing INS (103)

AUXINS13
BASINS8
BEGINS9
BRAINS8
BRUINS9
BURINS9
CABINS10
CHAINS10
COVINS12
CUMINS11
CUTINS9
DRAINS7
ELFINS9
FAGINS10
FICINS11
GAMINS9
GRAINS7
GROINS7
HEMINS10
INSANE6
INSEAM8
INSECT8
INSERT6
INSETS6
INSIDE7
INSIST6
INSOLE6
INSTEP8
INSTIL6
INSULT7
INSURE7
KININS9
LEVINS10
LUPINS9
MATINS8
MAVINS12
MUCINS11
PAVINS12
PEKINS11
PLAINS8
QUINSY17
QUOINS15
RAVINS10
RESINS6
RINSED7
RINSES6
ROBINS8
ROSINS6
SAVINS10
SKEINS9
SOZINS14
STAINS6
STEINS6
SWAINS9
TINSEL6
TOXINS12
TRAINS6
UNPINS9
VENINS10
ZAYINS16

The 60 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing INS (237)

ADJOINS16
AGAINST8
ATTAINS7
BOBBINS13
BODKINS13
CATKINS12
COFFINS15
COUSINS10
DETAINS8
DIOXINS14
DOMAINS10
ENJOINS15
GOBLINS10
INSANER7
INSECTS9
INSERTS7
INSIDER8
INSIDES8
INSIGHT10
INSIPID10
INSISTS7
INSOFAR10
INSPECT11
INSPIRE9
INSTALL7
INSTANT7
INSTEAD8
INSTEPS9
INSTILL7
INSTILS7
INSULAR8
INSULIN8
INSULTS8
INSURED9
INSURER8
INSURES8
JERKINS18
KINSHIP14
MARGINS10
MUFFINS16
NAPKINS12
OBTAINS9
ORDAINS8
ORIGINS8
PIPPINS13
PUFFINS16
RAISINS7
REGAINS8
REJOINS15
REMAINS9
RETAINS7
RINSING8
SEQUINS16
SPRAINS9
STRAINS7
TINSELS7
URCHINS12
VIOLINS11
VIRGINS12
WINSOME12

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing INS (285)

ABSTAINS10
ASPIRINS10
BARGAINS11
BUMPKINS18
CAPTAINS12
CHAGRINS13
CHAINSAW15
CONJOINS18
CONTAINS10
CURTAINS11
DISDAINS10
DOLPHINS13
EXPLAINS16
GREMLINS11
GRIFFINS15
INGRAINS9
INSANELY10
INSANEST8
INSANITY10
INSCRIBE12
INSECURE11
INSERTED9
INSIDERS9
INSIGHTS11
INSIGNIA9
INSISTED9
INSOLENT8
INSOMNIA10
INSPECTS12
INSPIRED11
INSPIRES10
INSTALLS8
INSTANCE10
INSTANTS8
INSTILLS8
INSTINCT10
INSTRUCT11
INSULATE9
INSULTED10
INSURERS9
INSURING10
JAVELINS20
LAMBKINS15
MAINSTAY12
MINSTREL10
MUEZZINS27
PENGUINS12
PERTAINS10
PROTEINS10
PUMPKINS18
REFRAINS11
SIRLOINS8
SPINSTER10
SUBJOINS19
SUSTAINS9
TERRAINS8
TINSELED9
VILLAINS12
VITAMINS14
WINSOMER13

The 60 most common shown, 225 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing INS (302)

ASSASSINS9
BUCKSKINS20
BULLETINS12
CHAPLAINS15
COMPLAINS15
COXSWAINS20
EXTRINSIC17
FORESKINS15
FOUNTAINS13
INSCRIBED14
INSCRIBES13
INSERTING10
INSERTION9
INSIDIOUS11
INSINCERE11
INSINUATE10
INSISTENT9
INSISTING10
INSOLENCE11
INSOLUBLE12
INSOLVENT13
INSPECTED14
INSPECTOR13
INSPIRING12
INSTALLED10
INSTANCED12
INSTANCES11
INSTANTLY11
INSTIGATE10
INSTILLED10
INSTINCTS11
INSTITUTE10
INSTRUCTS12
INSULATED11
INSULATES10
INSULATOR10
INSULTING11
INSURANCE12
INSURGENT11
INTRINSIC11
KINSWOMAN17
LINCHPINS15
MAINSTAYS13
MAINTAINS11
MANDOLINS12
MINSTRELS11
MOCCASINS15
MOUNTAINS12
PENINSULA12
PLANTAINS11
QUATRAINS18
RAINSTORM11
REINSTATE9
RESTRAINS9
SPINSTERS11
TAILSPINS11
TINSELING10
TINSELLED10
WINSOMEST14
ZEPPELINS21

The 60 most common shown, 242 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing INS (233)

ANTITOXINS16
APPERTAINS14
ASCERTAINS12
BOATSWAINS15
BRAINSTORM14
CHAINSAWED18
CHIEFTAINS17
CHILBLAINS16
CONSTRAINS12
ENTERTAINS10
GAINSAYING14
HARLEQUINS21
HOBGOBLINS17
INSATIABLE12
INSCRIBING15
INSECURELY15
INSECURITY15
INSERTIONS10
INSIGHTFUL17
INSINUATED12
INSINUATES11
INSISTENCE12
INSOLVABLE16
INSOLVENCY18
INSOLVENTS14
INSPECTING15
INSPECTION14
INSPECTORS14
INSTALLING11
INSTALMENT12
INSTANCING13
INSTIGATED12
INSTIGATES11
INSTILLING11
INSTITUTED12
INSTITUTES11
INSTRUCTED14
INSTRUCTOR13
INSTRUMENT13
INSULATING12
INSULATION11
INSULATORS11
INSURANCES13
INSURGENCY16
INSURGENTS12
MAINSPRING15
MAINSTREAM14
MANNEQUINS21
PENINSULAS13
PINSTRIPED15
POINSETTIA12
RAINSTORMS12
REINSTATED11
REINSTATES10
SHEEPSKINS17
TARPAULINS13
TINSELLING11
UNINSPIRED14
WAINSCOTED16
WASHBASINS17

The 60 most common shown, 173 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing INS (179)

BLOODSTAINS14
BRAINSICKLY20
BRAINSTORMS15
CEPHALEXINS23
CHAINSAWING19
CHINQUAPINS26
CLOTHESPINS17
CRACKBRAINS20
FERREDOXINS21
FOREORDAINS15
INSCRIPTION15
INSCRUTABLE16
INSCRUTABLY18
INSECTICIDE16
INSECTIVORE17
INSEMINATED14
INSEMINATES13
INSENSITIVE15
INSENTIENCE13
INSEPARABLE15
INSEPARABLY17
INSIDIOUSLY15
INSINCERELY15
INSINCERITY15
INSINUATING13
INSINUATION12
INSISTENTLY13
INSOUCIANCE16
INSPECTIONS15
INSPIRATION13
INSTABILITY15
INSTALLMENT13
INSTALMENTS13
INSTIGATING13
INSTIGATION12
INSTIGATORS12
INSTINCTIVE17
INSTITUTING13
INSTITUTION12
INSTRUCTING15
INSTRUCTION14
INSTRUCTIVE18
INSTRUCTORS14
INSTRUMENTS14
INSUPERABLE16
INSURGENCES15
LAMBREQUINS24
MAINSPRINGS16
MAINSTREAMS15
PAINSTAKING17
PICROTOXINS21
POINSETTIAS13
PUMPKINSEED22
RAGAMUFFINS21
REINSERTING12
REINSTALLED12
REINSTATING12
TENDERLOINS12
UNINSPIRING15
WAINSCOTING17

The 60 most common shown, 119 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing INS (138)

ACTINOMYCINS20
AMOXICILLINS22
AMOXYCILLINS24
AMYLOPECTINS20
BRAINSTORMED17
CAPTAINSHIPS20
CEPHALOTHINS20
CHAMBERLAINS20
CHRYSAROBINS20
CLOXACILLINS22
CYANOHYDRINS21
CYCLOOLEFINS21
DOXORUBICINS24
EUCHROMATINS19
FIBRONECTINS19
FUCOXANTHINS26
GEMEINSCHAFT22
HAPTOGLOBINS19
HEMATOXYLINS24
HEMERYTHRINS20
HETEROAUXINS21
INSCRIPTIONS16
INSECTICIDES17
INSECTIVORES18
INSECURITIES15
INSEMINATING15
INSEMINATION14
INSEPARABLES16
INSIGHTFULLY21
INSINUATIONS13
INSOLUBILITY17
INSOLUBILIZE23
INSPIRATIONS14
INSTALLATION12
INSTALLMENTS14
INSTITUTIONS13
INSTRUCTIONS15
INSTRUMENTAL15
INSTRUMENTED16
INSUFFERABLE21
INSUFFERABLY23
INSUFFICIENT21
INSUFFLATING20
INSUFFLATION19
INSUFFLATORS19
INSURGENCIES16
INSURRECTION15
MAINSTREAMED17
MEGAVITAMINS21
MOUNTAINSIDE16
OVEREXPLAINS24
PHYCOCYANINS24
PHYTOALEXINS24
PODOPHYLLINS21
PROTHROMBINS20
PUMPKINSEEDS23
REINSTALLING13
SPINSTERHOOD17
THOROUGHPINS20
WAINSCOTINGS18

The 60 most common shown, 78 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,731 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.0%) are containing INS. Most of them, 302, have 9 letters. 484 start with INS, 989 end with it and 260 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing INS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,731 words containing INS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing INS?

PANCREOZYMINS, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OXYHEMOGLOBINS (29), CYCLOPARAFFINS (28) and MUEZZINS (27).

What are the most common words containing INS?

INSUFFICIENT, INSIGNIFICANT, INTRINSICALLY, EXPLAINS, COMPLAINS and INSENSITIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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